National Solar Mission Launch On Children's Day: India

Taking firmer and effect strides towards meeting the growing energy needs of the country, the much lauded National Solar Mission will finally be launched on November 14, yes on Pandit Nehru's birthday.

The amibitous Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission project will generate 20,000 megawatts of solar power by 2020 and "the overall structure and draft of the National Solar Mission have been approved by the prime minister (Manmohan Singh)," said Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change Shyam Saran.

Now that's what we call progress.